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ICE Interest rates report

February 2026

Gain the latest trends and insights with our monthly newsletter on ICE's rates market.

Interest rate derivatives

The largest marketplace for U.K. and European interest rates futures and options including 3M Euribor, 3M ESTR, ECB Dated ESTR, 3M SONIA, MPC Dated SONIA, Long Gilts, Medium Gilts, Long EU Bond and SARON Futures.

Euribor futures & options
SONIA futures & options
ESTR Futures and Options
Long Gilt Futures and Options
SARON Futures

February highlights

3M ESTR Futures
  • Record Open Interest (OI) at 2,601,164 (27th February)
  • Record volume day at 925,382 lots (3rd February)
  • Record volume month at 8,322,653 lots
  • Record ADV month at 416k lots
ECB Dated Futures
  • Record volume month at 450,849 lots
  • Record volume day at 222,780 (4th February)
Euribor Options
  • Highest Open Interest (OI) since March 2010 at 17,792,833
Long Gilt Futures
  • Record volume day at 1,770,869 lots (23rd February)
SONIA Futures
  • Record volume day at 2,745,201 lots (5th February)
  • Record Open Interest (OI) at 3,901,114 (24th February)
SONIA Options
  • Record Open Interest (OI) 13,173,855 (26th February)
  • Record volume month at 9,323,000 lots
  • Record ADV month at 466,150 lots
MPC Dated SONIA Futures
  • Record Open Interest (OI) at 51,382 lots (29th January)

Products in focus


ECB Dated ESTR Futures

  • Get direct exposure to the ECB’s rate decisions via our latest STIR innovation
  • Futures dates mirror the exact ECB maintenance period dates
  • Sits alongside our existing, liquid 3-month ESTR & Euribor contracts and offers significant margin offsets
  • Cash settled

MPC Dated SONIA Futures

  • Get direct exposure to the Bank of England’s rate decisions via our latest STIR innovation
  • Futures dates mirror the exact MPC rate setting dates
  • Sits alongside our existing, liquid 3-month SONIA contract and offers significant margin offsets
  • Cash settled

Medium Gilt Futures

  • ICE Medium Gilt Futures contract is a future deliverable into eligible UK government debt securities with maturities of 4 years to 6 years & 3 months and an original term to maturity of 11 years or less
  • Functionality to execute Medium Gilt futures vs Long Gilt futures as a one line spread via the inter-commodity spread (ICS). Trades in a 2:1 ratio
  • Trades alongside Long Gilt Futures & Options and Ultra Long Gilt Futures

Long EU Bond Index Futures Contract

  • A unique approach to EU bonds with a cash settled future
  • Get exposure to EU bonds with the listed derivative advantages of screen transparency, liquidity and margining
  • Based on an index from ICE Data Indices (IDI) who offer approx. 6,000 indices tracking more than €100trn in debt
  • The last trade date aligns with the benchmark Euro area govt bond futures
  • Historical volatility of the index is similar to that of the other benchmark European bond futures


Product headline highlights


Month-Over-Month ADV, Open Interest and Volume

Year-Over-Year ADV, Open Interest and Volume

Year-to-Date ADV, Open Interest and Volume

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